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Council honors Fire Chief Ernest Malone’s 40 years and approves a slate of appointments and local measures
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The council adopted a special resolution recognizing IFD Chief Ernest Malone’s 40 years of service and heard brief remarks from Malone and guest speakers. The body also approved multiple mayoral appointments, code amendments, and a package of speed‑limit and parking measures, mostly by unanimous votes.
The Indianapolis City-County Council on March 2 adopted a special resolution recognizing Indianapolis Fire Department Chief Ernest Malone for 40 years of service and invited him to address the chamber. The council read the resolution’s biographical findings, moved the resolution, and approved it by voice vote.
The resolution recounted Malone’s career milestones — hiring by IFD in 1986, progression through promotional ranks, completion of specialized certifications, professional awards, and national recognitions — and thanked him for his service. Chief Malone thanked council members, his family and department colleagues, said he was honored by the recognition and stated he is not retiring and intends to continue serving the community.
The council then conducted a run of routine but substantive business: Chairman Robinson reported withdrawing Proposal 9 (reappointment of Robert Hamley to the Marion County Public Defender Board) at the board’s request after a committee vote; Proposal 34 approving Christopher L. Bailey as chief deputy mayor passed 22–0. Chairwoman Jones presented several committee items, including the appointment of Rory Babb to the Woodruff Place Economic Improvement Board and a recommendation to appoint Tanya B. Terry as chief of police for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department; both were approved by the full council by the announced tallies (reported as 22–0).
The clerk introduced a group of new proposals and committee referrals, including leases for county offices, street renamings and memorial designations, affordable‑housing payment‑in‑lieu proposals, and administrative appointments. The council also advanced numerous public‑works items in bulk: speed‑limit reductions and weight‑limit or parking restrictions for specified neighborhoods and streets were taken together and sent to the full council with do‑pass recommendations; the president announced passage of those items on the floor (votes announced as 22–0 for the adopted packages).
Several councilors used their time to thank committee chairs and staff for work on multi‑item packages and noted safety benefits they expect from the traffic and parking measures. The meeting closed with a memorial list entered into the permanent record and a motion to adjourn by Leader Maury, which the president ordered and the council accepted.
